Clojure/Script has Ruined Me for Other Languages

The Elm language is often cited as an up-and-comer for web front end development. I was attracted to it largely because of the compiler’s friendly and extremely helpful error messages. It’s really attractive in many ways.

But when I started looking at examples, I often found myself thinking things like “Why is this so inconsistent?“ or “Why is this syntax so complicated?“. And it finally occurred to me that I’ve been ruined by the way Clojure/ClojureScript/Lisp/Scheme do things. I can’t seem to go back.